The Street Performer Protocol | Linux Today

The Street Performer Protocol

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 27, 1999

Thanks to Rajiv for
this link.

ABSTRACT: We introduce the Street Performer Protocol, an
electronic-commerce mechanism to facilitate the private financing
of public works. Using this protocol, people would place donations
in escrow, to be released to an author in the event that the
promised work is put in the public domain. This protocol has the
potential to fund alternative or ‘marginal’ works.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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